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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3990 

To provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who 

face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and 

to assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2024 

Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. BUTLER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To provide subsidized summer and year-round employment 

for youth who face systemic barriers to employment and 

viable career options and to assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth 

employment rates, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opening Doors for 

5 Youth Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary of Labor to carry out this Act— 

4 (1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

5 (2) $1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

6 (3) $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

7 (4) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 

8 (5) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and 

9 (6) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2030. 

10 SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

11 (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE

12 AND OTHER PURPOSES.—Of the amount available under 

13 section 2, the Secretary of Labor shall reserve— 

14 (1) not more than 5 percent to carry out inno15 vation and learning activities under section 9; 

16 (2) not more than 5 percent for the costs of 

17 Federal administration of this Act; and 

18 (3) not more than 2 percent to carry out eval19 uations under section 10. 

20 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount made 

21 available under section 2 and not reserved under sub22 section (a), the Secretary of Labor shall use— 

23 (1) 30 percent of such amount to carry out sec24 tion 4; 

25 (2) 35 percent of such amount to carry out sec26 tion 5; and 


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1 (3) 35 percent of such amount to carry out sec2 tion 6. 

3 SEC. 4. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

4 YOUTH. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available under 

6 section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall, for the pur7 pose of carrying out summer employment programs under 

8 this section— 

9 (1) after making the reservations described in 

10 paragraphs (2) and (3), make an allotment from the 

11 remainder of such amount in accordance with sec12 tion 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 

13 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) 

14 to each State that meets the requirements of section 

15 102 or 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 3113); 

16 (2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 per17 cent of such amount to provide assistance to the 

18 outlying areas; and 

(3) reserve not more than 11 19 ⁄2 percent of such 

20 amount to make grants to, or enter into contracts 

21 or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal 

22 organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-con23 trolled organizations serving Indians, or Native Ha24 waiian organizations, to carry out the activities de25 scribed in subsection (d)(2). 


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1 (b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a State, in 

3 accordance with the State plan developed under sec4 tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 

5 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 3113), shall allo6 cate the amount that is allotted to the State under 

7 subsection (a)(1) to local areas meeting the require8 ments under subsection (c) in accordance with the 

9 allocation described in section 128(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

10 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

11 U.S.C. 3163(b)(2)(A)(i)) for the purpose of devel12 oping and expanding summer employment programs 

13 under this section. 

14 (2) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor may, 

16 after consultation with the State board, reallo17 cate to eligible local areas within the State 

18 amounts that are made available to local areas 

19 from allocations made under this section (re20 ferred to in this paragraph as a ‘‘local alloca21 tion’’) and that are available for reallocation in 

22 accordance with this paragraph. 

23 (B) AMOUNT.—The amount available for 

24 reallocation for a program year is equal to the 

25 amount by which the unobligated balance of the 


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1 local allocation, at the end of the program year 

2 prior to the program year for which the deter3 mination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 

4 20 percent of such allocation for the prior pro5 gram year. 

6 (C) REALLOCATION.—In making realloca7 tions to eligible local areas of amounts available 

8 pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a program 

9 year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 

10 local area within the State an amount based on 

11 the relative amount of the local allocation for 

12 the program year for which the determination is 

13 made, as compared to the total amount of the 

14 local allocations for all eligible local areas in the 

15 State for such program year. 

16 (D) ELIGIBLE LOCAL AREA.—For pur17 poses of this paragraph, the term ‘‘eligible local 

18 area’’ means a local area that meets the re19 quirements under subsection (c) and does not 

20 have an amount available for reallocation under 

21 subparagraph (B) for the program year for 

22 which the determination under such subpara23 graph is made. 

24 (3) LOCAL RESERVATION.—Of the amount allo25 cated to a local area under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) not more than 10 percent of such 

2 amount may be used for the administrative 

3 costs of carrying out a summer employment 

4 program under this section, including costs for 

5 participating in regional and national opportu6 nities for in-person or virtual peer learning 

7 under section 9; and 

8 (B) not less than 5 percent of such amount 

9 shall be used to provide direct financial assist10 ance to eligible youth through grants to support 

11 their financial needs to enter, remain enrolled 

12 in, and complete the program, such as support 

13 for supplies, transportation, child care, and 

14 housing. 

15 (c) LOCAL PLANS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order for a local area to 

17 be eligible for funds under this section, the local 

18 board of the local area shall develop and submit to 

19 the Governor in accordance with paragraph (2) a 4- 

20 year plan for the summer employment program. 

21 Such plan shall, at a minimum— 

22 (A) not conflict with the local plan sub23 mitted by the local board under section 108 of 

24 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 


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1 (29 U.S.C. 3123), as determined by the Gov2 ernor; and 

3 (B) contain the contents required under 

4 paragraph (3). 

5 (2) SUBMISSION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A plan required under 

7 this subsection shall be submitted by the local 

8 board to the Governor for the local area in9 volved at such time and in such manner as the 

10 Governor may reasonably require. 

11 (B) COMBINED PLANS.—If a local area is 

12 seeking funds under this section and section 5, 

13 the plan required under this subsection may be 

14 submitted in combination with a plan under 

15 section 5, in lieu of the local area submitting 2 

16 separate plans. 

17 (3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each plan re18 quired under this subsection shall include— 

19 (A) a description of how the local area will 

20 carry out the activities described in subsection 

21 (d) for each program year; 

22 (B) a description of how the local area will 

23 recruit eligible youth to participate in the sum24 mer employment program, including how the 


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1 local area will prioritize recruitment of individ2 uals with barriers to employment; 

3 (C) the number of eligible youth expected 

4 to participate in the program each program 

5 year; 

6 (D) a description of the services, including 

7 supportive services, that the program is ex8 pected to provide to eligible youth, including 

9 how the local area will partner with community10 based organizations to provide such services; 

11 (E) performance accountability goals, as 

12 measured on the primary indicators of perform13 ance described in subsection (e)(1); 

14 (F) an assurance that the program will be 

15 aligned with the youth workforce investment ac16 tivities provided by the local area under chapter 

17 2 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Inno18 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et 

19 seq.), and to the extent practicable, the career 

20 exploration, information, and guidance activities 

21 provided in such local area in accordance with 

22 section 134(b)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

23 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

24 U.S.C. 2354(b)(3)); 


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1 (G) an assurance that the local area will 

2 adhere to the labor standards and other re3 quirements and restrictions described in para4 graphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7; 

5 (H) a description of the alignment of the 

6 program to work-based learning opportunities, 

7 or plans to create work-based learning opportu8 nities, and a description of whether the pro9 gram awards academic credit towards a high 

10 school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or 

11 a recognized postsecondary credential, as appli12 cable; 

13 (I) a description of programs being offered 

14 that align with high-skill, high-wage, or in-de15 mand industry sectors or occupations; 

16 (J) a written commitment and support 

17 from the corresponding mayors or county ex18 ecutives to support the execution of the pro19 gram as described in the plan; and 

20 (K) any other information that the Gov21 ernor may reasonably require. 

22 (d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—A local area that receives an 

24 allocation under this section shall use such allocation 

25 for development activities or expansion activities 


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1 with respect to a summer employment program in 

2 accordance with this subsection. 

3 (2) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—In the case of 

4 a local area that, at the beginning of the first pro5 gram year covered by the local plan submitted under 

6 subsection (c), is not carrying out a summer employ7 ment program described in paragraph (4), the local 

8 board of such local area— 

9 (A) shall use the amount allocated under 

10 this section to such local area to— 

11 (i) plan, develop, and carry out a 

12 summer employment program that is de13 scribed in and meets each requirement of 

14 paragraph (4), and that to the extent prac15 ticable is evidence-based; 

16 (ii) engage or establish industry or 

17 sector partnerships to determine local sum18 mer job needs to inform the establishment 

19 of such program; and 

20 (iii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 

21 and employers; and 

22 (B) may— 

23 (i) use such amount to develop tech24 nology infrastructure, including data and 


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1 management systems, to support such pro2 gram; and 

3 (ii) use not more than 25 percent of 

4 such amount to subsidize not more than 

5 100 percent of the wages of each eligible 

6 youth participating in the program. 

7 (3) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—In the case of a 

8 local area that, at the beginning of the first program 

9 year covered by the local plan submitted under sub10 section (c), is carrying out a summer employment 

11 program described in paragraph (4), the local board 

12 of such local area— 

13 (A) shall use the amount allocated under 

14 this section to such local area to— 

15 (i) increase the number of summer 

16 employment opportunities offered through 

17 such program, including unsubsidized or 

18 partly subsidized opportunities and oppor19 tunities in the private sector, that to the 

20 extent practicable are evidence-based; 

21 (ii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 

22 and employers; and 

23 (iii) subsidize not more than 100 per24 cent of the wages of each eligible youth 

25 participating in the program; and 


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1 (B) may use such amount to enhance the 

2 activities required under paragraph (4)(B). 

3 (4) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A summer em4 ployment program described in this paragraph is a 

5 program that meets each of the following require6 ments: 

7 (A) PROGRAM DESIGN.—Each eligible 

8 youth participating in the program is matched 

9 with an appropriate employer, based on factors 

10 including the needs of the employer and the 

11 age, skill, and informed aspirations of the eligi12 ble youth, for a high-quality summer employ13 ment opportunity, which may not— 

14 (i) be less than 4 weeks; or 

15 (ii) pay less than the greater of the 

16 applicable Federal, State, or local min17 imum wage. 

18 (B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program 

19 includes each of the following program ele20 ments: 

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1 ties, as appropriate, and support with ob2 taining documentation needed for employ3 ment, such as identification or a license. 

4 (ii) Coaching and mentoring services 

5 for eligible youth participating in the sum6 mer employment program to enhance their 

7 summer employment opportunities and en8 courage completion of such opportunities 

9 through the program, which services may 

10 be provided prior to, during, or after the 

11 summer employment program. 

12 (iii) Coaching and mentoring services 

13 for employers on how to successfully em14 ploy each eligible youth participating in the 

15 program in meaningful work, including on 

16 providing a safe work and training envi17 ronment for all participants, regardless of 

18 race, color, disability, age, religion, na19 tional origin, political affiliation, belief, 

20 marital status, sex (including sexual ori21 entation or gender identity), pregnancy, 

22 childbirth, or a related medical condition, 

23 or status as a parent. 

24 (iv) Career exploration, career coun25 seling, career planning, and postsecondary 


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1 education planning services for eligible 

2 youth participating in the program. 

3 (v) High-quality financial literacy edu4 cation for eligible youth participating in 

5 the program to support their financial lit6 eracy as described in section 129(b)(2)(D) 

7 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)(D)), and 

9 including education on the use of credit, fi10 nancing higher education, savings, and ac11 cess to safe and affordable banking ac12 counts with consumer protections. 

13 (vi) Provision of supportive services to 

14 eligible youth, or connection of such youth 

15 to supportive services provided by another 

16 entity, to enable their participation in the 

17 program, which may include food and nu18 trition services, and health and mental 

19 health care supports. 

20 (vii) Follow-up services for not less 

21 than 12 months after the completion of 

22 participation, as appropriate. 

23 (viii) Integration of services provided 

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1 grams, secondary school programs, career 

2 pathways, career and technical education 

3 programs, youth workforce investment ac4 tivities provided under chapter 2 of subtitle 

5 B of title I of the Workforce Innovation 

6 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et 

7 seq.), work-based learning, and skills train8 ing programs funded by the State or Fed9 eral Government, as applicable. 

10 (ix) Connection of eligible youth par11 ticipating in the program to providers of 

12 youth services, adult employment and 

13 training activities, vocational rehabilitation 

14 services, adult education and literacy ac15 tivities under title II of the Workforce In16 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

17 3271 et seq.), career pathways, postsec18 ondary education, or skills training pro19 grams funded by the State or Federal Gov20 ernment, as applicable for each eligible 

21 youth. 

22 (C) INFORMATION AND REFERRALS.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each local board 

24 shall ensure that each participant of a 

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1 sistance under this section shall be pro2 vided— 

3 (I) information on the full array 

4 of applicable or appropriate services 

5 that are available through the local 

6 board or other eligible providers or 

7 one-stop partners, including those 

8 providers or partners receiving funds 

9 under this Act; and 

10 (II) referral to appropriate train11 ing and educational programs that 

12 have the capacity to serve the partici13 pant either on a concurrent or sequen14 tial basis. 

15 (ii) FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND RE16 FERRAL.—Each local board shall, in a 

17 manner consistent with section 

18 129(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 

19 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

20 3164(c)(3)(B)), ensure that eligible youth 

21 who do not meet employment requirements 

22 for the summer employment program shall 

23 be referred for further assessment, as nec24 essary, and referred to appropriate pro25 grams in accordance with clause (i) to 


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1 meet the basic skills and training needs for 

2 such employment. 

3 (5) PRIORITY.—In carrying out a summer em4 ployment program receiving assistance under this 

5 section, a local board shall— 

6 (A) give priority to summer employment 

7 opportunities offered under such program— 

8 (i) in existing or emerging high-skill, 

9 high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

10 or occupations; or 

11 (ii) that meet community needs in the 

12 public, private, or nonprofit sector; and 

13 (B) for any program year, use not less 

14 than 75 percent of the amount allocated under 

15 this section to provide summer employment op16 portunities under such program for eligible 

17 youth that are in-school youth. 

18 (e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

19 (1) PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

20 For each local area carrying out a summer employ21 ment program funded under this section, the pri22 mary indicators of performance, with respect to each 

23 such program, shall include— 

24 (A) the performance metrics described in 

25 clause (i)(V), and subparagraphs (I) and (II) of 


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1 clause (ii), of section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Work2 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

3 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)); 

4 (B) the percentage of program participants 

5 completing the program; and 

6 (C) the percentage of program participants 

7 having participated in work-based learning. 

8 (2) FAILURE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE

9 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a local area fails, for 

11 any program year, to meet a performance ac12 countability goal identified in its local plan 

13 under subsection (c)(3)(E), with respect to a 

14 summer employment program receiving assist15 ance under this section, the Governor, or, upon 

16 request by the Governor, the Secretary of 

17 Labor, shall provide the local area with tech18 nical assistance, which may include assistance 

19 in the development of a performance improve20 ment plan for such summer employment pro21 gram. 

22 (B) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—In a case in 

23 which such local area fails to meet such per24 formance accountability goal with respect to the 

25 program for a third consecutive year or fails to 


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1 implement the improvement plan, the Governor 

2 shall take corrective actions, which may include, 

3 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the 

4 withholding from the local area of all, or a por5 tion, of the allocation under this section. Such 

6 withheld funds shall be used to provide summer 

7 employment activities in such local area under 

8 alternative arrangements that are consistent 

9 with the program elements described in sub10 section (d)(4)(B), with the commitment de11 scribed in subsection (c)(3)(J). 

12 (f) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Any funds 

13 made available for a local area for a summer employment 

14 program under this section shall supplement and not sup15 plant other State or local public funds expended for sum16 mer employment programs or other youth activities fund17 ed under section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Op18 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164). 

19 (g) REPORTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year for which a 

21 local area receives an allocation under this section to 

22 carry out a summer employment program, the local 

23 board shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the 

24 Governor a report containing— 


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1 (A) the number of eligible youth partici2 pating in the program, disaggregated by status 

3 as in-school youth or out-of-school youth; 

4 (B) the number of eligible youth partici5 pating in the program who complete a summer 

6 employment opportunity through the program; 

7 (C) the expenditures made from the alloca8 tion under this section, including expenditures 

9 made to provide eligible youth participating in 

10 such program with supportive services; 

11 (D) a description of how the local area has 

12 used the allocation under this section to develop 

13 or expand a summer employment program, in14 cluding a description of program activities and 

15 services provided to eligible youth, including 

16 supportive services provided and the number of 

17 eligible youth participating in such program 

18 and accessing such services; 

19 (E) for each youth participant with a sub20 sidized wage, the amount and information de21 scribing the source of the subsidy, including the 

22 amount of the subsidy covered by grant funds 

23 under this section; 

24 (F) information specifying the levels of 

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1 mary indicators of performance described in 

2 subsection (e)(1) for the program; 

3 (G) the average number of hours and 

4 weeks worked and the average amount of wages 

5 earned by eligible youth participating in the 

6 program; 

7 (H) the average number of hours spent 

8 on— 

9 (i) carrying out recruitment and re10 tention strategies; and 

11 (ii) providing support for participating 

12 youth, such as career planning, and time 

13 management and financial literacy train14 ing; 

15 (I)(i) the percent of eligible youth partici16 pating in the program that are placed in an em17 ployment opportunity in the nonprofit sector; 

18 (ii) the percent placed in an employment 

19 opportunity in the public sector; and 

20 (iii) the percent placed in an employment 

21 opportunity in the private sector; and 

22 (J) any other information that the Sec23 retary of Labor determines to be necessary to 

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1 (2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re2 quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), 

3 and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by 

4 race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status in each sub5 population described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 

6 of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innova7 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

8 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)). 

9 (h) ELIGIBLE YOUTH DEFINED.—For the purposes 

10 of this section, the term ‘‘eligible youth’’ means an indi11 vidual who, at the time the eligibility determination is 

12 made, is an out-of-school youth or an in-school youth. 

13 SEC. 5. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

14 YOUTH. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available under 

16 section 3(b)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall, for the pur17 pose of carrying out year-round employment programs 

18 under this section— 

19 (1) after making the reservation described in 

20 paragraph (2), make an allotment from the remain21 der of such amount in accordance with section 

22 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 

23 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) to 

24 each State that meets the requirements of section 

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1 (2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 per2 cent of such amount to provide assistance to the 

3 outlying areas. 

4 (b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a State, in 

6 accordance with the State plan developed under sec7 tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 

8 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 3113), shall allo9 cate the amount that is allotted to the State under 

10 subsection (a)(1) to local areas meeting the require11 ments under subsection (c) in accordance with the 

12 allocation described in section 128(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

13 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 3163(b)(2)(A)(i)) for the purpose of devel15 oping and expanding year-round employment pro16 grams under this section. 

17 (2) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor may, 

19 after consultation with the State board, reallo20 cate to eligible local areas within the State 

21 amounts that are made available to local areas 

22 from allocations made under this section (re23 ferred to in this paragraph as a ‘‘local alloca24 tion’’) and that are available for reallocation in 

25 accordance with this paragraph. 


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1 (B) AMOUNT.—The amount available for 

2 reallocation for a program year is equal to the 

3 amount by which the unobligated balance of the 

4 local allocation, at the end of the program year 

5 prior to the program year for which the deter6 mination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 

7 20 percent of such allocation for the prior pro8 gram year. 

9 (C) REALLOCATION.—In making realloca10 tions to eligible local areas of amounts available 

11 pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a program 

12 year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 

13 local area within the State an amount based on 

14 the relative amount of the local allocation for 

15 the program year for which the determination is 

16 made, as compared to the total amount of the 

17 local allocations for all eligible local areas in the 

18 State for such program year. 

19 (D) ELIGIBLE LOCAL AREA.—For pur20 poses of this paragraph, the term ‘‘eligible local 

21 area’’ means a local area that meets the re22 quirements under subsection (c) and does not 

23 have an amount available for reallocation under 

24 subparagraph (B) for the program year for 


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1 which the determination under such subpara2 graph is made. 

3 (3) LOCAL RESERVATION.—Of the amount allo4 cated to a local area under paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) not more than 10 percent of such 

6 amount may be used for the administrative 

7 costs of carrying out a year-round employment 

8 program under this section, including costs for 

9 participating in regional and national opportu10 nities for in-person or virtual peer learning 

11 under section 9; and 

12 (B) not less than 5 percent of such amount 

13 shall be used to provide direct financial assist14 ance to eligible youth through grants to support 

15 their financial needs to enter, remain enrolled 

16 in, and complete the program, such as support 

17 for supplies, transportation, child care, and 

18 housing. 

19 (c) LOCAL PLANS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order for a local area to 

21 be eligible for funds under this section, the local 

22 board of the local area shall develop and submit to 

23 the Governor in accordance with paragraph (2) a 4- 

24 year plan for the year-round employment program. 

25 Such plan shall, at a minimum— 


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1 (A) not conflict with the local plan sub2 mitted by the local board under section 108 of 

3 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

4 (29 U.S.C. 3123), as determined by the Gov5 ernor; and 

6 (B) contain the contents required under 

7 paragraph (3). 

8 (2) SUBMISSION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—A plan required under 

10 this subsection shall be submitted by the local 

11 board to the Governor for the local area in12 volved at such time and in such manner as the 

13 Governor may reasonably require. 

14 (B) COMBINED PLANS.—If a local area is 

15 seeking funds under this section and section 4, 

16 the plan required under this subsection may be 

17 submitted in combination with a plan under 

18 section 4, in lieu of the local area submitting 2 

19 separate plans. 

20 (3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each plan re21 quired under this subsection shall include— 

22 (A) a description of how the local area will 

23 carry out the activities described in subsection 

24 (d) for each program year; 


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1 (B) a description of how the local area will 

2 recruit eligible youth to participate in the year3 round employment program, including how the 

4 local area will prioritize recruitment of individ5 uals with barriers to employment; 

6 (C) the number of eligible youth expected 

7 to participate in the program each program 

8 year; 

9 (D) a description of the services, including 

10 supportive services, that the program is ex11 pected to provide to eligible youth, including 

12 how the local area will partner with community13 based organizations to provide such services; 

14 (E) performance accountability goals, as 

15 measured on the primary indicators of perform16 ance described in subsection (e)(1); 

17 (F) an assurance that the program will be 

18 aligned with the youth investment activities pro19 vided by the local area under chapter 2 of sub20 title B of title I of the Workforce Innovation 

21 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.); 

22 (G) an assurance that the local area will 

23 adhere to the labor standards and other re24 quirements and restrictions described in para25 graphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7; 


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1 (H) a description of the alignment of the 

2 program to work-based learning opportunities, 

3 or plans to create work-based learning opportu4 nities, and a description of whether the pro5 gram awards academic credit towards a high 

6 school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or 

7 a recognized postsecondary credential, as appli8 cable; 

9 (I) a description of programs being offered 

10 that align with high-skill, high-wage, or in-de11 mand industry sectors or occupations; 

12 (J) a written commitment and support 

13 from the corresponding mayors or country ex14 ecutives to support the execution of the pro15 gram as described in the plan; and 

16 (K) any other information that the Gov17 ernor may reasonably require. 

18 (d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—A local area that receives an 

20 allocation under this section shall use such allocation 

21 for development activities or expansion activities 

22 with respect to a year-round employment program in 

23 accordance with this subsection. 

24 (2) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—In the case of 

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1 gram year covered by the local plan submitted under 

2 subsection (c), is not carrying out a year-round em3 ployment program described in paragraph (4), the 

4 local board of such local area— 

5 (A) shall use the amount allocated under 

6 this section to such local area to— 

7 (i) plan, develop, and carry out a com8 munity-based year-round employment pro9 gram that is described in and meets each 

10 requirement of paragraph (4), and that to 

11 the extent practicable is evidence-based; 

12 (ii) engage or establish industry or 

13 sector partnerships to determine year14 round job needs to inform the establish15 ment of such program; and 

16 (iii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 

17 and employers; and 

18 (B) may— 

19 (i) use such amount to develop tech20 nology infrastructure, including data and 

21 management systems, to support such pro22 gram; and 

23 (ii) use not more than 50 percent of 

24 such amount to subsidize the wages of 


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1 each eligible youth participating in such 

2 program. 

3 (3) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—In the case of a 

4 local area that, at the beginning of the first program 

5 year covered by the local plan submitted under sub6 section (c), is carrying out a year-round program de7 scribed in paragraph (4), the local board of such 

8 local area— 

9 (A) shall use the amount allocated under 

10 this section to such local area to— 

11 (i) increase the number of community12 based, year-round employment opportuni13 ties offered through such program, includ14 ing unsubsidized or partly subsidized op15 portunities and opportunities in the private 

16 sector, that to the extent practicable are 

17 evidence-based; 

18 (ii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 

19 and employers; and 

20 (iii) subsidize the wages of each eligi21 ble youth participating in such program, 

22 subject to paragraph (4)(A)(ii); and 

23 (B) may use such amount to enhance the 

24 activities required under paragraph (4)(B). 

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1 (A) PROGRAM DESIGN.—A year-round em2 ployment program described in this paragraph 

3 is a program that meets each of the following 

4 requirements: 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible youth 

6 participating in the program is matched 

7 with an appropriate employer, based on 

8 factors including the needs of the employer 

9 and the age, skill, and informed aspira10 tions of the participant, for high-quality, 

11 year-round employment, which may not— 

12 (I) be less than 180 days or more 

13 than 1 year; 

14 (II) pay less than the greater of 

15 the applicable Federal, State, or local 

16 minimum wage; or 

17 (III) employ the eligible youth for 

18 less than 20 hours per week. 

19 (ii) EMPLOYER SHARE OF WAGES.— 

20 Not less than 25 percent of the wages of 

21 each eligible youth participating in the pro22 gram is paid by the employer, except this 

23 requirement may be waived for not more 

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1 cant barrier to employment, as defined by 

2 the State board. 

3 (B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program 

4 includes each of the following program ele5 ments: 

6 (i) Work readiness training and edu7 cational programs aligned to career path8 ways for eligible youth to enhance their 

9 year-round employment opportunities, in10 cluding programs with digital literacy and 

11 online work readiness opportunities, as ap12 propriate, and support with obtaining doc13 umentation needed for employment, such 

14 as identification or a license. 

15 (ii) Coaching and mentoring services 

16 for eligible youth participating in the year17 round employment program to enhance 

18 their year-round employment opportunities 

19 and encourage completion of such opportu20 nities through the program, which services 

21 may be provided prior to, during, or after 

22 the year-round employment program. 

23 (iii) Coaching and mentoring services 

24 for employers on how to successfully em25 ploy each eligible youth participating in the 


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1 program in meaningful work, including on 

2 providing a safe work and training envi3 ronment for all participants, regardless of 

4 race, color, disability, age, religion, na5 tional origin, political affiliation, belief, 

6 marital status, sex (including sexual ori7 entation or gender identity), pregnancy, 

8 childbirth, or a related medical condition, 

9 or status as a parent. 

10 (iv) Career exploration, career coun11 seling, career planning, and postsecondary 

12 education planning services for eligible 

13 youth participating in the program. 

14 (v) High-quality financial literacy edu15 cation, for eligible youth participating in 

16 the program, to support their financial lit17 eracy, as described in section 129(b)(2)(D) 

18 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)(D)), and 

20 including education on the use of credit, fi21 nancing higher education, savings and ac22 cess to safe and affordable banking ac23 counts with consumer protections. 

24 (vi) Provision of supportive services to 

25 eligible youth, or connection of such youth 


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1 to supportive services provided by another 

2 entity, to enable participation in the pro3 gram, which may include food and nutri4 tion services, and health and mental health 

5 care supports. 

6 (vii) Follow-up services for not less 

7 than 12 months after the completion of 

8 participation, as appropriate. 

9 (viii) Integration of services provided 

10 by the program with youth development 

11 programs, secondary school programs, ca12 reer pathways, career and technical edu13 cation programs, youth workforce invest14 ment activities under chapter 2 of subtitle 

15 B of title I of the Workforce Innovation 

16 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et 

17 seq.), and skills training programs funded 

18 by the State or Federal Government, as 

19 applicable. 

20 (ix) Connection of eligible youth par21 ticipating in the program to providers of 

22 youth services (such as youth workforce in23 vestment activities), adult employment and 

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1 tivities under title II of the Workforce In2 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3271 et seq.), career pathways, postsec4 ondary education, or skills training pro5 grams funded by the State or Federal Gov6 ernment, as applicable. 

7 (x) A rigorous evaluation of such pro8 gram using research approaches appro9 priate to the level of development and ma10 turity of the program, including random 

11 assignment or quasi-experimental impact 

12 evaluations, implementation evaluations, 

13 pre-experimental studies, or feasibility 

14 studies. 

15 (C) INFORMATION AND REFERRALS.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each local board 

17 shall ensure that each participant of a 

18 year-round employment program receiving 

19 assistance under this section shall be pro20 vided— 

21 (I) information on the full array 

22 of applicable or appropriate services 

23 that are available through the local 

24 board or other eligible providers or 

25 one-stop partners, including those 


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1 providers or partners receiving funds 

2 under this Act; and 

3 (II) referral to appropriate train4 ing and educational programs that 

5 have the capacity to serve the partici6 pant either on a concurrent or sequen7 tial basis. 

8 (ii) FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND RE9 FERRAL.—Each local board shall, in a 

10 manner consistent with section 

11 129(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 

12 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

13 3164(c)(3)(B)), ensure that eligible youth 

14 who do not meet the employment require15 ments for the year-round employment pro16 gram shall be referred for further assess17 ment, as necessary, and referred to appro18 priate programs in accordance with clause 

19 (i) to meet the basic skills and training 

20 needs for such employment. 

21 (5) PRIORITY.—In carrying out a year-round 

22 employment program receiving assistance under this 

23 section, a local area shall give priority to year-round 

24 employment opportunities offered under such pro25 gram— 


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1 (A) in existing or emerging high-skill, 

2 high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc3 cupations; or 

4 (B) that meet community needs in the 

5 public, private, or nonprofit sector. 

6 (e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

7 (1) PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

8 For each local area carrying out a year-round em9 ployment program funded under this section, the 

10 primary indicators of performance, with respect to 

11 each such program, shall include— 

12 (A) the performance metrics described in 

13 section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Inno14 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); 

16 (B) the percentage of program participants 

17 completing the program; and 

18 (C) the percentage of program participants 

19 having participated in work-based learning. 

20 (2) FAILURE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE

21 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a local area fails, for 

23 any program year, to meet a performance ac24 countability goal identified in its local plan 

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1 year-round employment program receiving as2 sistance under this section, the Governor, or, 

3 upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of 

4 Labor, shall provide the local area with tech5 nical assistance, which may include assistance 

6 in the development of a performance improve7 ment plan for such program. 

8 (B) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—In a case in 

9 which such local area fails to meet such per10 formance accountability goal with respect to the 

11 program for a third consecutive year or fails to 

12 implement the improvement plan, the Governor 

13 shall take corrective actions, which may include, 

14 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the 

15 withholding from the local area of all, or a por16 tion, of the allocation under this section. Such 

17 withheld funds shall be used to provide year18 round employment activities in such local area 

19 under alternative arrangements that are con20 sistent with the program elements described in 

21 subsection (d)(4)(B), with the commitment de22 scribed in subsection (c)(3)(J). 

23 (f) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Any funds 

24 made available for a year-round employment program 

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1 State or local public funds expended for year-round youth 

2 employment programs or other youth activities funded 

3 under section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor4 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164). 

5 (g) REPORTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year for which a 

7 local area receives an allocation under this section 

8 for a year-round employment program, the local area 

9 shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Gov10 ernor a report containing— 

11 (A) the number of eligible youth partici12 pating in the program; 

13 (B) the number of eligible youth partici14 pating in the program who complete a year15 round employment opportunity through the pro16 gram; 

17 (C) the expenditures made from the alloca18 tion under this section, including expenditures 

19 made to provide eligible youth participating in 

20 the program with supportive services; 

21 (D) a description of how the local area has 

22 used the allocation under this section to develop 

23 or expand a year-round employment program 

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1 ices provided to eligible youth, including sup2 portive services provided and the number of eli3 gible youth participating in the program and 

4 accessing such services; 

5 (E) for each youth participant with a sub6 sidized wage, the amount and information de7 scribing the source of the subsidy, including the 

8 amount of the subsidy covered by grant funds 

9 under this section; 

10 (F) information specifying the levels of 

11 performance achieved with respect to the pri12 mary indicators of performance described in 

13 subsection (e)(1) for the program; 

14 (G) the average number of hours and 

15 weeks worked and the average amount of wages 

16 earned by eligible youth participating in the 

17 program; 

18 (H) the average number of hours spent 

19 on— 

20 (i) carrying out recruitment and re21 tention strategies; and 

22 (ii) providing support for participating 

23 youth, such as career planning, and time 

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1 (I)(i) the percent of eligible youth partici2 pating in the program that are placed in an em3 ployment opportunity in the nonprofit sector; 

4 (ii) the percent placed in an employment 

5 opportunity in the public sector; and 

6 (iii) the percent placed in an employment 

7 opportunity in the private sector; 

8 (J) the number of eligible youth partici9 pating in the program who are asked by the 

10 employer involved to remain employed by the 

11 employer after the end of the year-round em12 ployment program and the number of such 

13 youth participants remaining employed by the 

14 employer for not less than 90 days after the 

15 end of the year-round employment program; 

16 and 

17 (K) any other information that the Sec18 retary of Labor determines to be necessary to 

19 monitor the effectiveness of the program. 

20 (2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re21 quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), 

22 and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by 

23 race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status in each sub24 population described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 

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1 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)). 

3 (h) ELIGIBLE YOUTH DEFINED.—For the purposes 

4 of this section, the term ‘‘eligible youth’’ means an indi5 vidual who, at the time the eligibility determination is 

6 made, is an out-of-school youth. 

7 SEC. 6. CONNECTING-FOR-OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIVE 

8 GRANT PROGRAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available under 

10 section 3(b)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall, in consulta11 tion with the Secretary of Education, award grants on a 

12 competitive basis to local community partnerships to assist 

13 such local community partnerships in improving high 

14 school graduation and youth employment rates. 

15 (b) LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

17 ‘‘local community partnership’’ means a partnership 

18 that shall include each of the mandatory partners 

19 described in paragraph (2) and may include any of 

20 the optional partners described in paragraph (3). 

21 (2) MANDATORY PARTNERS.—The mandatory 

22 partners described in this paragraph are each of the 

23 following: 

24 (A) A unit of general local government. 

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1 (C) An institution of higher education. 

2 (D) A local board. 

3 (E) A community-based organization with 

4 experience or expertise in working with youth. 

5 (F) A public agency serving youth or 

6 young adults under the jurisdiction of the juve7 nile justice system or criminal justice system. 

8 (G) A State or local child welfare agency. 

9 (H) An agency administering programs 

10 under part A of title IV of the Social Security 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

12 (I) An industry or sector partnership, to 

13 the extent practicable. 

14 (J) A labor organization or joint labor15 management organization, to the extent prac16 ticable. 

17 (3) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—The optional part18 ners described in this paragraph are any of the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) A one-stop operator. 

21 (B) An employer or employer association. 

22 (C) An entity that carries out a program 

23 that receives funding under the Juvenile Justice 

24 and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 

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1 (D) A public agency, or community-based 

2 organization, with expertise in providing, to 

3 youth, evidence-based trauma support services, 

4 counseling (including trauma-informed and gen5 der-responsive care), or mental health care. 

6 (E) A public housing agency, a collabo7 rative applicant (as defined in section 401 of 

8 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 11360)), or a private nonprofit or10 ganization that serves homeless youth and 

11 households or foster youth. 

12 (F) The operator of a Job Corps center. 

13 (G) Another appropriate State or local 

14 agency. 

15 (c) APPLICATION.—A local community partnership 

16 desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec17 retary of Labor an application at such time, in such man18 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

19 reasonably require. At a minimum, each application shall 

20 include a comprehensive plan that— 

21 (1) demonstrates sufficient need for the grant 

22 to serve the local population, which need may be 

23 demonstrated— 

24 (A) on the basis of the relative number of 

25 high school dropouts in the local area to be 


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1 served by the partnership, as compared to the 

2 total number of high school dropouts in local 

3 areas in all States; 

4 (B) on the basis of the relative number of 

5 unemployed individuals ages 16 through 24 in 

6 the local area to be served by the partnership, 

7 as compared to the total number of unemployed 

8 individuals ages 16 through 24 in local areas in 

9 all States; or 

10 (C) on the basis of the relative percentage 

11 or number of low-income individuals in the local 

12 area to be served by the partnership, as com13 pared to the total percentage or number of low14 income individuals in local areas in all States; 

15 (2) identifies and describes the role of each en16 tity in the partnership, including the fiscal agent in 

17 the partnership and the role of each such entity in 

18 carrying out the activities described in subsection 

19 (d); 

20 (3) does not conflict with the local plan sub21 mitted by the local board, in the local area served 

22 by the local community partnership, under section 

23 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

24 Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), the applicable local applica25 tion for career and technical education programs 


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1 under section 134 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

2 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354) 

3 (if not part of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor4 tunity Act local plan), and the applicable State plan 

5 for programs under part A of title IV of the Social 

6 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

7 (4) includes an assurance that the partnership 

8 will adhere to the labor standards and other require9 ments and restrictions described in paragraphs (1), 

10 (2), and (3) of section 7; and 

11 (5) for any activity that leads to a recognized 

12 postsecondary credential, describes the activity lead13 ing to the credential. 

14 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—A local community partnership 

15 receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 

16 funds— 

17 (1) to target and serve individuals not younger 

18 than age 14 or older than age 24, prioritizing indi19 viduals with barriers to employment; 

20 (2) to make appropriate use of education, child 

21 welfare, social services, and workforce development 

22 data collection systems to facilitate the local commu23 nity partnership’s ability to target and serve the in24 dividuals described in paragraph (1); 


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1 (3) to develop wide-ranging pathways leading to 

2 postsecondary education and employment, includ3 ing— 

4 (A) using not less than 50 percent of the 

5 grant funds to help individuals described in 

6 paragraph (1) complete their secondary school 

7 education, including through high-quality, flexi8 ble programs that utilize community-based, 

9 and, to the extent practicable, evidence-based 

10 interventions and provide differentiated services 

11 (or pathways) to students— 

12 (i) who are returning to education 

13 after exiting secondary school without a 

14 high school diploma or its recognized 

15 equivalent; or 

16 (ii) who, based on their grade or age, 

17 are significantly off track to accumulate 

18 sufficient academic credits to meet high 

19 school graduation requirements, as estab20 lished by the State; 

21 (B) creating career pathways, focused on 

22 paid work-based learning consisting of on-the23 job training and classroom instruction, that— 

24 (i) will lead to the attainment of a 

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1 (ii) includes, to the maximum extent 

2 practicable, learning through apprentice3 ship programs and pre-apprenticeship pro4 grams; 

5 (C) connecting individuals described in 

6 paragraph (1) with professionals who can pro7 vide such individuals with pre-employment and 

8 employment counseling and assist such individ9 uals in— 

10 (i) finding and securing employment 

11 or work-based learning opportunities that 

12 pay not less than the greater of the appli13 cable Federal, State, or local minimum 

14 wage; 

15 (ii) identifying and assessing eligibility 

16 for training programs and funding for such 

17 programs; 

18 (iii) completing necessary paperwork 

19 for applying for and enrolling in such pro20 grams; and 

21 (iv) identifying additional services, if 

22 needed; 

23 (D) connecting individuals described in 

24 paragraph (1) with providers of— 


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1 (i) youth services (such as youth 

2 workforce investment activities), adult em3 ployment and training activities, vocational 

4 rehabilitation services, and adult education 

5 and literacy services, under the Workforce 

6 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

8 (ii) career planning services; and 

9 (iii) federally and State-funded pro10 grams that provide skills training; and 

11 (E) ensuring that such individuals success12 fully transition into pre-apprenticeship pro13 grams, apprenticeship programs, or programs 

14 leading to recognized postsecondary credentials 

15 in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

16 sectors or occupations; 

17 (4) to provide a comprehensive system of sup18 portive services aimed at preventing the individuals 

19 described in paragraph (1) from disconnecting from 

20 education, training, or employment, and aimed at re21 engaging any such individual who has been so dis22 connected, by— 

23 (A) providing school-based dropout preven24 tion and community-based dropout recovery 

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1 local educational agency early warning systems 

2 that— 

3 (i) connect to data collection and re4 porting systems established under the 

5 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

6 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) for the purpose 

7 of identifying the individuals described in 

8 paragraph (1) who are at risk for such dis9 connection if such data does not reveal 

10 personally identifiable information about a 

11 program participant or would not reveal 

12 such information when combined with 

13 other released information; and 

14 (ii) engage any such identified indi15 vidual using targeted, community-based, 

16 and, to the extent practicable, evidence17 based interventions to address the specific 

18 needs and issues of the individual, includ19 ing chronic absenteeism; and 

20 (B) providing the individuals described in 

21 paragraph (1) who are at risk for such dis22 connection with access to re-engagement serv23 ices for training programs and employment op24 portunities and, to the extent practicable, using 

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1 ties under the Workforce Innovation and Op2 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) to con3 duct intake and refer such individuals and their 

4 families to the appropriate re-engagement serv5 ices; and 

6 (5) to provide a comprehensive system of sup7 port for the individuals described in paragraph (1), 

8 including— 

9 (A) connecting such individuals with pro10 fessionals who can— 

11 (i) provide case management and 

12 counseling services; and 

13 (ii) assist such individuals in— 

14 (I) developing achievable short15 term goals and long-term goals; and 

16 (II) overcoming any social, ad17 ministrative, or financial barrier that 

18 may hinder enrollment in the program 

19 for which the grant was made or the 

20 achievement of such goals; and 

21 (B) providing or connecting participants 

22 with available supportive services. 

23 (e) PRIORITY IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 

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1 ority to applications, submitted by local community part2 nerships, that include a comprehensive plan that— 

3 (1) serves and targets communities with a high 

4 percentage of low-income individuals and a high rate 

5 of high school dropouts and youth unemployment; 

6 and 

7 (2) allows the individuals described in para8 graph (1) to earn academic credit through various 

9 means, including high-quality career and technical 

10 education, dual or concurrent enrollment programs, 

11 virtual learning, or work-based learning. 

12 (f) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of 

13 Labor shall ensure that consideration is given to geo14 graphic distribution (such as distribution to urban, Tribal, 

15 and rural areas) in awarding grants under this section. 

16 (g) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For a part17 nership receiving a grant to carry out a program under 

18 this section, the primary indicators of performance, with 

19 respect to such program, shall include— 

20 (1) the performance metrics described in section 

21 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 

22 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); 

23 (2) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation 

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1 tion rate, in a State that chooses to use such a grad2 uation rate for participants in the program; and 

3 (3) the rate of attaining a recognized equivalent 

4 of a high school diploma, such as a GED diploma 

5 for participants in the program. 

6 (h) REPORTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 

8 community partnership carries out activities (includ9 ing providing services) with a grant under this sec10 tion, the partnership shall submit to the State board 

11 in which the partnership is carrying out activities 

12 under this section, and to the Secretary of Labor, a 

13 report on— 

14 (A) the number of individuals ages 16 

15 through 24 (referred to in this subsection as 

16 ‘‘youth’’) participating in activities under sub17 section (d), including the number of in-school 

18 youth and out-of-school youth so participating; 

19 (B) the expenditures made from the grant 

20 awarded under this section, including any ex21 penditures made to provide youth participants 

22 with supportive services; 

23 (C) a description of the activities carried 

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1 services provided and the number of youth par2 ticipants accessing such services; 

3 (D) information specifying the levels of 

4 performance achieved with respect to the pri5 mary indicators of performance described in 

6 subsection (g) for the program; and 

7 (E) any other information that the Sec8 retary of Labor determines to be necessary to 

9 monitor the effectiveness of the program. 

10 (2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re11 quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (C), 

12 and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by 

13 race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status in each sub14 population described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 

15 of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innova16 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

17 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)). 

18 SEC. 7. LABOR STANDARDS. 

19 Any activity receiving assistance under this Act shall 

20 be subject to— 

21 (1) the requirements and restrictions, including 

22 the labor standards, that apply to activities under 

23 title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

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1 tion 181 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor2 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241); 

3 (2) the requirements for nondiscrimination that 

4 apply to activities under such title as provided under 

5 section 188 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3248); and 

6 (3) any other applicable Federal law. 

7 SEC. 8. PRIVACY. 

8 Nothing in this Act— 

9 (1) shall be construed to supersede the privacy 

10 protections afforded parents and students under sec11 tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 

12 (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and such protections shall apply 

13 as if each program funded under this Act is an ap14 plicable program under that section; 

15 (2) shall be construed to permit the develop16 ment of a national database of personally identifi17 able information on individuals receiving services 

18 under this Act; or 

19 (3) shall require the disaggregation of data 

20 when the number of individuals in a category is in21 sufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 

22 when the results would reveal personally identifiable 

23 information about an individual, or would reveal 

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1 SEC. 9. INNOVATION AND LEARNING. 

2 Out of the amount reserved under section 3(a)(1), the 

3 Secretary of Labor shall— 

4 (1) provide technical assistance to ensure that 

5 each State, local area, and local community partner6 ship receiving funds under this Act have sufficient 

7 organizational capacity, staff training, and expertise 

8 to effectively implement the requirements under this 

9 Act; 

10 (2) create regional and national opportunities 

11 for virtual or in-person peer learning; and 

12 (3) provide, on a competitive basis, grants to 

13 States and local areas to— 

14 (A) conduct pilot programs and dem15 onstration programs using emerging and evi16 dence-based best practices and models for youth 

17 employment programs; and 

18 (B) evaluate programs conducted under 

19 subparagraph (A) using designs that employ 

20 the most rigorous analytical and statistical 

21 methods that are reasonably feasible. 

22 SEC. 10. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 

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1 turity of the program, including random assignment or 

2 quasi-experimental impact evaluations, implementation 

3 evaluations, pre-experimental studies, or feasibility stud4 ies. 

5 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Beginning on the date 

6 of the completion of the first program year, after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, for which funds are expended 

8 to carry out this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec9 retary of Labor shall transmit to the Committee on Edu10 cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 

11 and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

12 Pensions of the Senate, and make publicly accessible, the 

13 reports described in sections 4(g), 5(g), and 6(h), and a 

14 final report on the results of each evaluation conducted 

15 under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro19 vided, any term that is defined in section 3 of the 

20 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

21 U.S.C. 3102) shall have the meaning given the term 

22 in such section. 

23 (2) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice24 ship’’, used with respect to a program, means an ap25 prenticeship program registered under the Act of 


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1 August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 

2 Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

3 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

4 (3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘dual or concur5 rent enrollment program’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, ‘‘ex6 tended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘four7 year adjusted cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘local edu8 cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the 

9 meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 

10 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

11 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

12 (4) NATIVE AMERICAN TERMS.—The terms 

13 ‘‘Alaska Native’’, ‘‘Indian’’, ‘‘Indian tribe’’, ‘‘Na14 tional Hawaiian organization’’, and ‘‘tribal organiza15 tion’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 

16 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

17 Act (29 U.S.C. 3221). 

18 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

19 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in sections 101 and 

21 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(a)(1)(B)). 

23 (6) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘pre-ap24 prenticeship’’, used with respect to a program, 

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1 (A) is designed to prepare participants to 

2 enter an apprenticeship program; 

3 (B) is carried out by a sponsor that has a 

4 written agreement with 1 or more sponsors of 

5 apprenticeship programs that would enable par6 ticipants who successfully complete the pre-ap7 prenticeship program— 

8 (i) to enter into the corresponding ap9 prenticeship program if a place in the pro10 gram is available and if the participant 

11 meets the qualifications of the apprentice12 ship program; and 

13 (ii) to earn credits towards the ap14 prenticeship program; and 

15 (C) includes— 

16 (i) training (including a curriculum 

17 for the training) that is aligned with indus18 try standards related to the apprenticeship 

19 program and that is created in consulta20 tion with the sponsors of the apprentice21 ship program that are parties to the writ22 ten agreement under subparagraph (B), 

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1 ed to enter 1 or more apprenticeship pro2 grams; and 

3 (ii) hands-on training and theoretical 

4 education for participants that do not dis5 place a paid employee. 

6 (7) PROGRAM YEAR.—The term ‘‘program 

7 year’’ is used in the manner as such term is used 

8 with respect to youth workforce investment activities 

9 under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innova10 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) 

11 and activities under section 171 of such Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3226). 

13 (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘sup14 portive services’’ means services such as transpor15 tation, child care, dependent care, housing, needs-re16 lated payments, food and nutrition services, and 

17 health and mental health care supports, that are 

18 necessary to enable an individual to participate in 

19 activities authorized under this Act. 

20 (9) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work21 based learning’’ has the meaning given such term in 

22 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech23 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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